Morris Johnson – Member of the Committee on Advanced Technology writes about The Cure Is Now Please click on the image to download the entire article, or click here to read it online
The Cure Is Now Interviews Alyse Kenny about “It’s a Charity Thing”
The Cure Is Now recently had a fundraiser (link to the event flier) put together for us by a savvy and hilarious lady named Alyse Kenny. Alyse Kenny likes to make people laugh, likes to have fun and likes to give back…and all at once is even better. While getting her nails done back in January, Alyse noticed one of The Cure Is Now’s donation canisters in the nail salon. She promptly called the organization and asked if she could help raise money for us. It didn’t take much thought for the team to agree, and so together, Alyse and The Cure Is Now were on their way to their first “It’s a Charity Thing” together.
Keep reading for an interview with Alyse about “It’s a Charity Thing”, our night together, Alyse’s talent for making people laugh and her desire to help the world:


Hank Pellissier, Managing Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Interviews AnnMarie Nivkor About Medical Research Today
Hank Pellissier of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies wrote an article about “modern day” medical research and health care and interviewed the Founder of The Cure Is Now about her opinion on the matter. Here is a snippet of the interview.
I email-interviewed AnnMarie Nivkor, the founder and Executive Director of The Cure Is Now – our dialogue is below:
Hank Pellissier: What motivated you to start The Cure Is Now?
AnnMarie Nivkor: The Cure Is Now began several years ago… When close friends and family members of mine passed away, I vowed that I would do something to help others facing the death of loved ones. During these trying times, I would ask myself, ‘why is it that technology develops and evolves faster and faster, yet the medicine and medical treatments my friends and family received was relatively antiquated?’ I began talking to friends about my observations and I noticed that people were inspired by the promise of science and technology and the chance to keep friends and loved ones alive and healthy longer. I enrolled friends who also lost loved ones to disease or accidents to join the board of directors, I invested my own money and recruited lawyers, accountants and many helpful volunteers. We received 501©3 status, the ability to fundraise in nearly every state and now things are really beginning to snowball. We have doctors, researchers and inventors from Harvard University, MIT, Columbia University and other institutions on our five advisory boards.
HP: How will The Cure Is Now remedy problems with USA medical care?
AMN: We would like to help lay the groundwork for “Healthcare 2.0” and the evolution of personalized medicine. The Cure is Now will focus on research on the cutting edge that has gone undetected, is underfunded and has a good chance of leading to direct medical application. By fostering an environment of well-funded, well-managed and well-executed research – projects that develop combinations of never-before-seen medical breakthroughs can become the new standard in medicine. We will also work with people interested in making it easier for scientists to invent medical breakthroughs and we will work with a variety of advisors on how to accelerate laws and policies here in the United States that support medical breakthroughs.
Every conceivable new technology that could in some way advance the edge of medicine is being considered and ways to create synergies between these emerging/advanced technologies are being sought.
HP: What are you goals in the next 1 year, 5 years, 10 years?
AMN: In one year, we will begin funding individual research groups. In two to five years we will construct and staff small, efficient research labs in New York City, Cambridge MA, Silicon Valley as well as international research cells… New York is a cultural and financial hub and will soon be a biotech hub. The Boston/Cambridge area is a cradle of scientific innovation and we have identified key leaders in that area who will be a great resource for us. We believe that advances in computer technology will emerge in or close to Silicon Valley. We are additionally focused on international locations because of the research opportunities available there.
In five to ten years, we will fund, construct and staff a world-class research facility that forges collaboration and synergy between emerging science and advanced technology research groups.
HP: Can you provide me with some innovative ideas about what your organization is intending to do?
AMN: The Cure Is Now IS innovation. In fact, our three core values are innovation, synergy and discovery. My team and I have determined that scientific innovation can be broken down into four categories: Curiosity driven research, applied research that leads to direct medical discoveries, synergistic research and not-yet-known types of research. The Cure Is Now will fund these four types of innovative research.
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Previous News Items
- Website Launch – The Cure Is Now is now online! As an organization, we would like to leverage the worldwide landscape that the Internet provides us with. We think it’s a great way to efficiently use the organization’s funds to reach as many people as possible, through the lowest possible cost. As you read through our website, please keep in mind that it is still in its initial beta, and will be constantly updated when we have additional newsworthy material. We put a particular focus on being highly interactive with the viewer and allowing for maximum participation. We are not here solely to be informative, but also to make people want to get involved. There are numerous ways to get involved simply by being online. For example, we have a “Share Your Story” section, you can easily donate, you can send this site to a friend through the “Other Ways to Help” tab, and you can join in on our Outreach Campaigns.
- “We Are the Cure” album – The Cure Is Now has garnered the support of record industry veteran, Don Stone, to create and executive produce the “We Are the Cure” album, to be recorded in New York. Don Stone is a man of great vision and understanding, and is no stranger to the entertainment industry. He knows very well the impact music has on people’s lives. He understands that The Cure Is Now needs to be in the public eye and has dedicated his time and energy to craft a star studded album with many socially conscious artists in the music business. Don Stone sees the connection between these celebrities and their fans as one of trust and admiration, and would like to spread the message of hope and fortitude through those channels. As a group, these celebrities will be able to raise awareness and generate public support for The Cure Is Now’s initiatives. The album will soon be available everywhere and 100% of the profits from album sales goes to charitable purposes of The Cure Is Now.
- The Cure Is Now Television Commercial – The Cure Is Now has just finished shooting a 30 second commercial for regional and national distribution. This introductory commercial, shot in 24 fps HD, will help TheCureIsNow.org become familiar to core audiences and networks that will resonate with our message. A culturally diverse production, The Cure Is Now’s television commercial, shows that we are capable of addressing many of the various diseases that may share a common root-level cure. The Cure Is Now invests in applied research that is novel because it addresses disease as a problem that can be solved at a very fundamental level, unlike a dated pharmaceutical-only approach endorsed by many other organizations. The commercial is scheduled to air in major markets and regions throughout the United States in a segmented, sequential rollout.
- The Cure Is Now Radio Commercial – The Cure Is Now radio commercials are meant to stand out above the noise that the public is bombarded with in the world of advertising 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The purpose of these commercials is to put the listener into the same precarious, and frankly horrifying, reality that medical patients find themselves in each and every day. Our call to action is clearly heard in our slogan: We need the cures. The time is now. The Cure Is Now.
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